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Welcome to my 2018 Christmas home! If you are coming from the ever so talented Kim of Sand & Sisal, welcome to my little blog! If you are just joining in, each day this week there has been a group of talented bloggers sharing their Christmas homes as part of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal Simplicity… VIEW POST

Welcome to my 2018 Christmas home! If you are coming from the ever so talented Kim of Sand & Sisal, welcome to my little blog! If you are just joining in, each day this week there has been a group of talented bloggers sharing their Christmas homes as part of The Happy Housie’s Seasonal ... VIEW POST

Happy Holidays! It's been an overwhelming month for me, I've gone through a lot of changes and I'm slowly trying to cope with them all. I will share my story in another post, but for now, I want to share a simple and inexpensive gift idea! You can also check out more holiday gift ideas at the end of ... VIEW POST

Can you believe that we have 14 days left until Halloween? Where did this month go? It's already mid-October, and I haven't started making my kids Halloween costumes. Eeek! Hopefully, I'll get them started this week and take pictures. In one of my previous posts, I had mentioned that during October ... VIEW POST

I love all the spices and foods that Autumn brings. The aroma of cinnamon, spicy clove, pungent ginger—these are some of the fall spices that make me wish for crisp days, autumn leaves, baked goods fresh from the oven and hearty soups and stews. Even though it's been raining, we even had a few ... VIEW POST

Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? We are all on board here at the Giannoni's! I really wanted to decorate with traditional Halloween colors like orange and black, but sadly I couldn't find any real orange pumpkins. I decided to stick with the same black, white, and blue color scheme ... VIEW POST

Can you believe that it is October already?! I can't! That means Halloween is less than 31 days away, so in the spirit of Halloween I wanted to share a simple no-sew pillow cover. Japan does not celebrate Halloween, which can make things challenging when there is a whole lot of nothing to choose ... VIEW POST

I love decorating for Halloween! I keep all the gory out and make it fun for the kids. We have a few traditions during the month of October, one of them is every night we will enjoy a spooky Halloween movie. We also make our Jack Skellington cupcakes, you can find the recipe here and we go to the ... VIEW POST

Welcome back to our little coastal cottage! If you didn't know this by now, I love Autumn!! Autumn is my favorite season, and I always get incredibly excited when it comes around. There's something about this season that speaks to me.
I love the smell of rain when Summer transforms into Autumn; I ... VIEW POST

There are many ways to create a beautiful tablescape without spending a lot of money. As I've mentioned before, here in Okinawa, Japan we are very limited in seasonal decor. It's already mid-September, and there are no pumpkins to be found anywhere! So, I've been stressing out like you wouldn't ... VIEW POST